The best of Berlin

I have been in Berlin several times because it is located about 240 km from Poznań. It is excellent city - the capital of Germany with over 3.5 million population. It is one of the best-value city in Europe and the largest city in Germany. Berlin is known for the Berlin wall, unique decorated buildings, museums, cathedrals and also graffiti There is a lot of graffiti and street art all over the city.

Street art in Berlin

 

I was there in December and admired transformation of Potsdamer Platz into a huge winter wonderland –Christmas  Market.  There was various of attractions, such as: an outdoor skating ring (for free), curling, some small stalls with tasty winter food, mulled wine and wide range of leather, crafts and other gifts. I bought there Berlin’s most popular snack, which is called: currywurst. It is a simple dish of pork sausages and ketchup.

Mulled wine and ginger heart

 However, there was more Winter Markets in Berlin.  Behind Alexanderplatz was located 50 m high ferries Wheel, which offers a view of the Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz and even as far away. I think that  anyone who has ever been to Berlin has seen Fernsehturm – the Berlin television tower, which is rising up out of Alexanderplatz and mark the centre of a city. I enjoyed a unique panorama of the city.

Ferries wheel

The Berlin television tower

After this winter experience I visited historical sites. I walked along the Berlin Wall, which separated East and West Germany and then strolled down Unter den Linden to Branderburg Gate. Before the war,  Unter den Linden  was one of Europe's grand boulevards, however  nowadays is the grandest and best-known street in the capital of Germany. I walked under the triumphal arc of the Branderburg Gate. This place was really crowded.

Part of the Berlin Wall

the Branderburg Gate

 Then, I visited Reichstag, because it is nearby. The Reichstag is the most famous landmark in Berlin, It was burned, bombed and then rebuilt. Nowadays it is home to Germany’s parliament.

the Reichstag

At the evening I did some shopping  along Kurfurstendamm and Friedrichstrasse - luxury shopping streets. I also visited the KaDeWe,  it is the largest department store in Continental Europe – but for me it was too expensive.

Shops in Berlin